scuba diving

I’ve been stationary for the past few weeks – and will remain in Trinidad and Tobago until Carnival has come (yay!) and gone (boo…) – so I decided to use this uninterrupted time at home to ‘Go. See. Explore.’ in my very own front yard. Best! Decision! Ever! My sweet T&T has been surprising me with amazing […]

I’ve been to Grenada more times than I count and every time I visit I discover at least one new activity or place that blows my mind – the list containing engaging activities to happily occupy your time doing while you’re on the island is quite extensive. whether you’re a land-lover, beach-bum or a water-baby, but if I had […]

2016 was not quite what I expected but it was everything I needed it to be. Some of my plans were successfully executed while others went awry, but at the end of the day I had a fulfilling year that taught me I can honestly do anything I set my mind to – including quitting my full time […]

Fact: 5 days in St. Lucia is not enough. But my mother and I made the best of it! I had a to-do list a mile long, chocked full of great recommendations from St. Lucians. Beaches, restaurants, hikes, plantations…unfortunately, we weren’t able to get to it all, but that just means I have a great […]

I get asked a lot of questions about scuba diving. Why do I do it? What does it feel like? How do I not freak out? What do I see? No matter how passionate my answers are to the first three inquiries, they always feel inadequate; and no matter how detailed my descriptions are in […]

Sixty-five feet beneath the ocean’s surface, just off Martinique’s south-west coast, the water was a deep emerald green. Kaleidoscopic wildlife flitted here and darted there, offering many distractions. And, in a welcome twist, all parties present – myself included – spoke the same language. Thumbs down meant ‘descend’, thumbs up meant ‘ascend’ and forming a ring with my […]

There’s island life and then there’s island life in Carriacou. So small you can drive around the entire island and the gas needle barely moves; so slow-paced, time is indicated in vague terms with tour guides scheduling pick-ups and drop-offs ‘around’ a certain hour; and so idyllic the white sand and clear water look like scenes […]

I’ve been itching to dive for the past three weeks but a pesky cough has confined me to dry land and it’s taking its precious time to go away. Since I can’t dive, or write about new diving expeditions, I’ve channeled my frustrations into scouring dive publications, blogs and of course, my beloved Pinterest, for the […]